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EW AAO PREVIEW 30 October 2011 by Faith A. Hayden EyeWorld Staff Writer AAO Spotlight on Cataract Symposium preview 10th anniversary program to feature new video complications format T his year's annual Spotlight on Cataract Symposium, held at the American Acad- emy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, returns to its roots. The popular symposium was first organized in 2002 for the AAO Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., by David F. Chang, M.D., clini- cal professor of ophthalmology, Uni- versity of California, San Francisco, and was co-chaired by then ASCRS President Howard Fine, M.D., clini- cal professor, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland. The original format ran 4 hours and included 34 leading surgeons discussing cataract complications. "It was unusual to have such a long symposium at the AAO Annual Meeting," Dr. Chang said. "But the audience filled the largest ballroom, and this has become an annual pro- gram and format ever since." Nine years later, the symposium will mark its 10th anniversary in the place of its inception at the 2011 AAO Annual Meeting in Orlando on Monday, Oct. 24, from 8:15-11:30 a.m. It will be co-chaired by Dr. Chang and R. Bruce Wallace III, M.D., chair of the AAO Annual Meeting cataract program sub-com- mittee, and clinical professor of oph- thalmology, Louisiana State University. The program has used varied formats over the years and will debut a new concept this year to commemorate the 10th anniversary. "M&M Rounds: Learning from My Mistakes," will feature 18 prominent cataract surgeons showing case- based videos where something went awry. "The point will be made that everyone makes mistakes and en- counters complications, but it is how and what we learn from them that makes us better surgeons," Dr. Chang said. "We believe that it is es- pecially instructive to see how lead- ing surgeons critique themselves and for them to perhaps describe some of the emotions of experiencing complications. Each speaker will highlight a teaching point or two that was learned or reinforced from the experience and what they think they could have done differently." Paired expert panelists will com- ment on the cases and teaching points raised. Attendees will be able to participate as well through audi- ence response pads. "The complications cover the full spectrum—from the common to the rare (but dreaded), and from the spectacular save to the horrifying outcome," Dr. Chang said. There are a number of points the co-chairs hope attendees take away from the cases, such as under- standing the signs and management of posterior capsular rupture and vit- reous loss, strategies for managing suprachoroidal hemorrhage, under- standing the options for intraocular lens fixation in the absence of suffi- cient capsular support, and strategies for managing incisional complica- tions, including wound burn. The 18 video presenters will be Drs. Uday Devgan, Mark Packer, Barry Seibel, Alan Crandall, Lisa Arbisser, Sonia Yoo, Kevin Miller, Bonnie Henderson, Skip Nichamin, Eric Donnenfeld, Sam Masket, Ike Ahmed, Terry Kim, Richard Packard, Bill Fishkind, Amar Agarwal, Rich Hoffman, and Bob Osher. Eighteen additional an- terior and posterior segment experts will serve as panelists to offer their critiques, advice, and condolences. These will be Drs. Steve Arshinoff, Steve Lane, Walter Stark, Steven Dewey, Elizabeth Davis, Kerry Solomon, Kenneth Rosenthal, Garry Condon, Nick Mamalis, Warren Hill, Jennifer Lim, Rosa Braga-Mele, Timothy Olsen, Robert Cionni, Roger Steinert, Randy Olson, Howard Gimbel, and Richard Lindstrom. Concluding the symposium will be the 7th Charles D. Kelman Lec- ture, which will be given by Dr. Chang. The award is presented an- nually by the Academy to an indi- vidual who has made significant contributions to the advancement of cataract surgery through innovation, education, and scientific study. The previous Kelman Lectures were de- livered by Howard Fine, Howard Gimbel, David Apple, Richard Lindstrom, Robert Osher, and Doug Koch. Dr. Chang's lecture is titled "Conquering Complicated Cases (Featuring My Most Challenging Case Ever)," and runs from 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. "In keeping with the theme of difficult cases, I will show video highlights from the most emotion- ally challenging case that I ever did," Dr. Chang said. "This one-eyed young woman with severe scleritis had a rock hard lens, a small pupil, weak zonules, and a paper thin cornea, and her surgery was per- formed in 1998. This will serve as a nice backdrop to review a variety of techniques for complicated cataract patients that were not in use 13 years ago. Video will be used to illus- trate the pearls that I have learned and that would have altered my ap- proach to this eye today." The AAO Annual Meeting runs from Oct. 22-25, 2011 and is pre- ceded by Subspecialty Day on Oct. 21 and 22. For more information on the meeting and how to register, visit www.aao.org. EW Contact information Chang: dceye@earthlink.net Orlando, October 22-25, 2011 David F. 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